![Metallic calligraphy on black paper](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4257638966_46a512b6df.jpg)
One of my pen pals is an artist who writes every letter in calligraphy with a flexible-nib dip pen. She often uses these marvelous metallic powders (dip pens only, not for use in fountain pens) for sparkly flair.
After a conversation on The Fountain Pen Network (FPN), she sent me this letter, which was even more a work of art than usual!
![Artistic metallic](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4256632563_f473a7e253.jpg)
The theme at the time, of course, was Halloween - I love the artistic embellishments!
![Metallic calligraphy](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4257639588_cb6587232a.jpg)
I'll end with two different views of the same section, so you can see the different sparkles and the orange undertones of the metallic powders (I hope).
![Sparkly pumpkin](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4256879745_e3532c45f1.jpg)
And in case you're wondering... NO, I can't do this myself! :-)